Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 890: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding has been provided for a sewerage scheme (details supplied) in County Mayo. [26871/08]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 891: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to a sewerage scheme (details supplied) in County Mayo; and the breakdown of each stage of same to date. [26872/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 890 and 891 together.

I refer to the reply to Question No. 406 of 4 June 2008. Since then, the Minister for Finance has agreed that, in order to avoid delay in project delivery, there should be some flexibility in relation to the application of the new forms of fixed price contract and that, subject to certain conditions, tenders for water services contracts received before 6 May 2008 using the old form of contract could be allowed to proceed. Tenders for the collection network for the Kiltimagh scheme were received prior to 6 May 2008 and a contract may, accordingly, be placed when a construction stage budget has been approved my Department. This will be determined shortly and notified to the Council. I understand the Council is currently examining tenders for the wastewater treatment plant.